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There was no word on what is ailing Foligno, but he is listed as day-to-day. Drew Stafford will replace Foligno in the lineup after missing the last six games.

Stafford missed the last six games with an upper-body ailment. He will enter the lineup tonight vs. the Maple Leafs and likely skate with Brian Flynn and Ville Leino.

The Kings traded Ben Scrivens to the Edmonton Oilers today so Jones has been recalled and will be Jonathan Quick's backup. Jones was excellent while Quick was on the shelf with a groin injury, but he likely won't see to much action behind Quick. The Kings have two back-to-back's left in January, so he should see at least two starts in the next eight games.

The Oilers shipped Devan Dubnyk out of town this afternoon and brought in Scrivens to compete with Ilya Bryzgalov for the starting gig. He is 7-5-4 with a 1.97 GAA and .931 SV% this season, but will find it a lot harder to play behind the Oilers than the Kings. However this helps his fantasy value as he could potentially start 25 games the remainder of the season if he can surpass Bryzgalov as the number-1.

Lack allowed one goal on 20 shots in a tough-luck loss to the Kings on Monday. After a couple of rough starts, Lack has compiled a 1.01 GAA and .961 SV% in his last two outings. He draws a tough assignment tonight with the Canucks traveling into Anaheim. The Ducks have yet to lose in regulation at home this season.

With Dubnyk's poor play this season, the Oilers did not receive much in return. Hendricks is a bottom-6 forward who has a career-high of 25 points (2010-11). They already have plenty off talent upfront, so Hendricks has been brought in to help their checking line. He is a solid two way forward who has produced 96 hits and 54 penalty minutes this season. Those are the only two fantasy categories that the 32-year-old is going to help you in.

Dubnyk is 11-17-2 with a 3.36 GAA and .894 SV% this season. He will be better off in Nashville, their blueline is way better than in Edmonton and they play a much more defensive oriented style of hockey compared to the Oilers. This move will force the Predators to send Marek Mazanec or Carter Hutton to Milwaukee (AHL). I would guess that Hutton will be the player to go.

Getzlaf missed Sunday's game against the Red Wings with a lower-body injury that he suffered on Saturday. He will return to his regular spot on the top-line and should be activated in all formats.

If HIller can't go, Frederik Andersen is expected to draw the start vs. the Canucks. Hiller has won 14 straight starts and the Ducks would love to have him in goal vs. a tough divisional opponent like Vancouver.

How good is the Blues goaltending right now? Elliott has been excellent winning seven of his last eight games while posting a 1.58 GAA and .937 SV% and Jaroslav Halak has been equally as good. Elliott replaced Halak after just eight minutes the first time the Blues played Anaheim. He came in and stopped 13 of 14 shots in the 5-2 loss.

Halak won his 19th game of the season on Tuesday, he stopped 20 of 21 shots in the victory over the Coyotes. After missing several games with an illness, Halak has returned with a vengeance. He has stopped 53 of 54 shots (.981 SV%) in his two most recent starts. On Thursday he will face the Kings for the second time this season, in the first he allowed three goals on 23 shots in a 3-2 loss.

Price struggled on Tuesday allowing three goals on 18 shots in a loss to the Devils. Despite the ghastly start yesterday the Habs will turn to their Olympian again on Thursday. He is 0-1-1 with a 3.48 GAA and .877 SV% in two previous starts against Ottawa.

Hiller has not officially been ruled out, so as of right now there is still a chance that he could get the nod tonight vs. Vancouver. If he is unfit to play, look for Andersen to take on the Canucks at the Honda Center. Andersen is 10-2-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .923 SV% this season.

Parise skated on his own yesterday, but is practicing with the full squad today. This is great news for Wild fans and Parise owners, he should be back before the Olympic break.

Andersen was sent back to Norfolk on Friday to get more playing time, but he has been recalled today and could start tonight vs. the Canucks with Jonas Hiller sick. Andersen is 10-2-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .923 SV% this season.

This is a very inopportune time for Hiller to get sick. He is riding a 14-game winning streak and the Ducks are getting set the face the Canucks tonight and the Blackhawks and Blues in a back-to-back this weekend. Hiller should be available by the weekend, but I would expect Andersen to get the start tonight.

Prout, 23, has recorded two assists, 31 penalty minutes and 41 blocked shots in 25 games with Columbus this season. He tallied one goal and six assists for seven points with 27 penalty minutes and a +15 rating in 28 games with the Blue Jackets during the 2012-13 campaign, leading the club in plus/minus while ranking second among rookie NHL defensemen in that category.

Howard claimed that he is starting on Thursday vs. the Rangers, but head coach Mike Babcock says they will wait and see how the morning skate goes before he makes that call. Howard was scheduled to start on Sunday, but ended up yielding the start to Petr Mrazek because of a sore hip flexor.

Alexander Sulzer is likely to take a seat in the press box with Myers returning. Myers has 12 points (4G / 8A) with an ugly minus-15 rating in 42 games this season.

Vey has suited up for 14 games with the Kings this season, he has registered five assists in that span. While with Manchester he has 22 points (6G / 16A) in 20 games.